R e s e a rc h a n d D e ve l o p m e n t

Research and Development

products and businesses and pursue innovations for existing products.

Research and development activities were almost entirely funded by the Company during fiscal 2018. Combined spending on research and development for

The focuses in Machinery Products are to enhance plastics machinery, IT

the Industrial Machinery Products Business, the Steel and Energy Products Busi-equipment, and other industrial machinery. We will allocate significant

ness, and the Other Business amounted to ¥4,506 million (US$41 million).

resources to such machinery by clarifying that our commercialization frame-Aiming to become a company that contributes to the prosperity of society bywork is open to mergers, acquisitions, and alliances. In Steel Products, we

generating changes through our innovative technologies, we strive to develop

aim for improving profitability of existing products while commercializing

new products and production techniques using our proprietary technologies. To

Muroran Research Laboratory

new areas.

bring these products and techniques to market as soon as possible, we actively
promote multidisciplinary and technological tie-ups and joint development.

Activities by Business Segment

Business divisions and Group companies collaborate to 1) improve the capabilities, performance, and reliability of core products; 2) develop and nurture

Industrial Machinery Products Business

offerings in new business fields based on core and differentiated technologies;

In machine-related product development, we are working to developand 3) promote the development and commercialization of new products

advanced processing technology for plastic molding machines; enhance thethrough synergies with Group companies.

performance of plastic extruders; improve the functionality and perfor-In order to facilitate R&D across the Group as well as further accelerate themance of film and sheet equipment; enhance the performance and lower

R&D of existing products and the commercialization of products in new businessthe cost of magnesium injection molding equipment and compressors; andfields, in April 2018 JSW implemented a partial reorganization of the Researchdevelop manufacturing equipment for fiber-reinforced plastic compositeand Development Headquarters. Details are as follows:components. We are also incorporating advanced technologies and systems(1) The Technological Strategy Office, which was tasked with the planning ofto develop laser annealing equipment and other laser application equip-

R&D-related themes and the commercialization of new business as well as

ment. R&D spending in this segment was ¥2,024 million (US$18 million) infiscal 2018.

the survey of market and technological trends, has been integrated into theNew Business Promotion Headquarters with its functions transferred.

Hiroshima Plant
Technical Development Department

Steel and Energy Products Business(2) Each research laboratory has been placed under the authority of the individual plants, and the research laboratories in Hiroshima and Yokohama

Product development centers on developing materials and manufacturing

have been reorganized into the Technological Development Department.

process technologies, notably for clad steel pipes for natural gas transportation pipelines as well as large steel castings and high alloys for high-efficiency

Basic Research and Development Policy

thermal power generation. Our technological development focuses on

In terms of the promotion and commercialization of new businesses, the New

ment R&D spending totaled ¥685 million (US$6 million) in fiscal 2018.

improving materials and element technologies for existing products. Seg-Business Promotion Headquarters collaborates with each business divisionand prioritizes R&D on new energy and energy savings, information and tele-

Other Business

communications, nanotechnology and materials, aircraft components, andIn addition to establishing the structure for commercializing the aircraft busi-

new production technologies, all of which are related directly to JSW’s busi-

ness and developing and enhancing materials and element technologies tonesses. Through these efforts, we aim to focus on expanding and upgrading

create lighter and more reliable pressure accumulators for hydrogen fuelingstations, we also conduct research into practical application of composite

core technologies while cultivating and growing existing businesses.
We engage in basic research for future technologies and contemporarysocial needs and in researching component technologies for existing products. We will build on these efforts to undertake R&D projects that create new

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Yokohama Plant
Technical Development Department

substrates for surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices and development ofplasma application equipment. Segment R&D spending totaled ¥1,796 million (US$16 million) in fiscal 2018.

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